> -Original Message-
> From: Dathan Pattishall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: donderdag 3 februari 2005 1:21
> To: Mark; mysql@lists.mysql.com
> Subject: RE: Relationship between 'table_cache' and 'max_connections'
>
> Max_connections rel
Table_cache is a pool of file descriptors held open, so the over head of
opening table is not necessary since the open is cached.
Max_connections relates to table_cache because they both use
descriptors. Thus at least the sum of the 2 is used by mySQL to set the
ulimit of file descriptors higher
